
Italy may release up 10,000 people from prison to ease overcrowding
World 12:55 17/07/2025ROME - Italy may release up to around 10,000 people from prison, or about 15% of the total population of inmates, to ease overcrowding, the Justice Ministry has announced.

California to release 8,000 prisoners to slow pandemic
World 17:06 11/07/2020The release marks the biggest move yet by California to 'decompress' prison populations and reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission

Police arrest death-row inmates following Hanoi prison break
Vietnam News 10:16 17/09/2017The dangerous criminals were captured hours apart after being on the run for nearly a week